Nature Boy (comics)
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| Nature Boy | |
|---|---|
 Cover of Nature Boy #3 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Charlton Comics |
| First appearance | Nature Boy #3 (Mar. 1956) |
| Created by | Jerry Siegel John Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | David Crandall |
| Abilities | Powers of the elements: water, wind, fire, earth, love, air, electricity |
Nature Boy is a superhero created by Jerry Siegel and drawn by John Buscema and others. He first appeared in Nature Boy #3 (March 1956), published by Charlton Comics.
Publication history[]
Nature Boy was Charlton's attempt at gauging the strength of the superhero market (they did the same thing with the romance market by introducing Brides in Love).[1] Nature Boy ran for only three issues, #3–5 (March 1956 – February 1957).[2] (In a practice common at Charlton, the title took over the numbering of another title, . After three issues of Nature Boy, the title changed again, this time to .)
In issue #3 (March, 1956), Nature Man appeared, a grown-up version of Nature Boy. In issue #5 (Feb, 1957), a Nature Girl appeared in her own story.
A Nature Boy story was reprinted in AC Comics's Men of Mystery #41 (2003).
Fictional character biography[]
Nature Boy is really David Crandall, son of a wealthy family. When he is lost at sea, he is saved from drowning by the gods who rule each of the elements, who endow him with their powers:[3]
- Neptune – water
- Gusto – winds
- Fura – fire
- Eartha – earth
- Allura – love
- Azura – the skies
- Electra – electricity
- Friga – the cold
Returned to his parents, he grows up to become the heroic Nature Boy, and uses his powers to fight crime.[4]
References[]
- ^ Mike Benton: The Comic Book in America. An Illustrated History. Taylor Pub., 1989, p. 55.
- ^ Schelly, William (2013). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 159–160. ISBN 9781605490540.
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Nature Boy". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Morris, Jon (2015). The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half Baked Heroes from Comic Book History. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Quirk Books. pp. 174–175. ISBN 978-1-59474-763-2.
External links[]
- Nature Boy entry at International Catalog of Superheroes
- Nature Boy article at Oddball Comics
- Toonopedia page on Nature Boy
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